David Gergen, Adviser To 4 U.S. Presidents, Dies At 83

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Jul 11, 2025, 04:53 PM EDT | Updated an hour ago


David Gergen, a political commentator who served under four U.S. presidents, died Thursday. He was 83.

Gergen died in a retirement community in Lexington, Massachusetts, The New York Times reported Friday. His son, Christopher, told the Times the cause of death was Lewy body dementia.

Gergen’s daughter, Katherine Gergen Barnett, announced his diagnosis in December in The Boston Globe. “Watching the wrecking ball of Lewy body dementia careen into the fortress of my father’s mind has been devastating,” she wrote.

Gergen served under President Richard Nixon as a speechwriting director, and under Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Regan as the White House communications director. Gergen then served as an official counselor to President Bill Clinton.

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He used to make the rounds on the political shows.

[elleng]

1. "Watching the wrecking ball of Lewy body dementia careen into the fortress of my father's mind has been devastating,"

his daughter wrote.

[question everything]

2. Many victims tend to commit suicide. Robin Williams. RIP Mr. Gergen.

[Jack Valentino]

3. "Are you better off than you were two years ago?" should be a Democratic refrain in 2026....

and "four years ago" in 2028! I expect that could be quite effective, with conditions as I expect them to be, by those points in time..


David Gergen was one of the few Republican-aligned people for whom I had any respect.

While he leaned conservative, he was no ideologue, but a pragmatist---
and could set aside any partisanship (if he actually had any) enough
to work with Democratic President Bill Clinton...


That is something that is near non-existent today--- a "country first" Republican!

[valleyrogue]

4. I had wondered what happened to him.

I hadn't seen him in years. Lewy body dementia is a horrible way to go.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. "Gergen and Shields" used to be a regular debate on McNeil/Lehrer.

Both kept the debate gentlemanly, not a shouting match between extremists. I often (usually) disagreed w/Gergen, but it's a shame that they don't make Conservatives like that anymore. They could actually debate on principles, not ad hominem attacks or recitations of cultish "principles".

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Statement of President Clinton on the Passing of David Gergen

Link to tweet

[DanBaron]

7. Gergen Was A Good Man

Condolences to his family and friends.